Official Cup

Morumbi de Uberaba
Spectators: 802 (Terracing: 602, Seating: 184, VIP seats: 16) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Heleno de Freitas started the match with the kick off. Claudio Aznar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panos Karkantos, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Claudio Aznar was a little too slow when Panos Karkantos got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heleno de Freitas in the 9th minute of play forced Club Deportivo O IRIXO's goalkeeper Claudio Aznar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The attack was good, but when Heleno de Freitas in the 9th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Claudio Aznar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Fontes in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute of the match, Heleno de Freitas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Claudio Aznar saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Claudio Aznar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Heleno de Freitas in the 16th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Dumitru Albulescu took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Claudio Aznar to make any attempt to save it. After a defensive mix-up in Club Deportivo O IRIXO's zone, Ernesto Fontes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Claudio Aznar came out of the goal and Ernesto Fontes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Fontes in the 30th minute of play forced Club Deportivo O IRIXO's goalkeeper Claudio Aznar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute Heleno de Freitas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio Aznar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 35 minutes of play, Edson Futebol Clube's Heleno de Freitas made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Claudio Aznar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tao Xing Yong scored 4-0 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Claudio Aznar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 41st minute Panos Karkantos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio Aznar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucas Hulk scored 5-0 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Claudio Aznar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Andrei Gil made the kick off in the second half. Club Deportivo O IRIXO's Claudio Aznar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heleno de Freitas in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute Edson Futebol Clube were awarded a corner. Tao Xing Yong went to the cornerflag to take it. Club Deportivo O IRIXO's Claudio Aznar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panos Karkantos in the 59th minute of play. Claudio Aznar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Hulk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the game, Edson Futebol Clube's Ernesto Fontes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Claudio Aznar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. Claudio Aznar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Fontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Edson Futebol Clube's Tuncay Şanlı was substituted for Dumitru Albulescu. Dacio Lara hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Club Deportivo O IRIXO's Claudio Aznar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tao Xing Yong in the 74th minute of play. Claudio Aznar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panos Karkantos in the 75th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo O IRIXO's goal looked a bit too open when Heleno de Freitas came free, but Claudio Aznar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claudio Aznar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djalma Di Filippo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudio Aznar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heleno de Freitas, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Fontes in the 88th minute of play forced Club Deportivo O IRIXO's goalkeeper Claudio Aznar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute, Panos Karkantos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Edson Futebol Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. Club Deportivo O IRIXO's Claudio Aznar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heleno de Freitas in the 92nd minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo O IRIXO's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Fontes came free, but Claudio Aznar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariano Canal's late challenge caught a Edson Futebol Clube's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mariano Canal helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Club Deportivo O IRIXO's Mariano Canal got a free kick in the 94th minute. 95 minutes into the match, Edson Futebol Clube's Tao Xing Yong broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Edson Futebol Clube walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.